Re: [foxboro] upgrade Venix operating system to windows operating system
- From: "Kevin Fitzgerrell" <fitzgerrell@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:18:06 -0400
On 7/18/07, nasrin kamali <nasrin_k_d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi to all!
>
> We have to migrate from our old I/A series DCS Foxboro system with: 3 CP's,
> PW (over VENIX operating system, I/A series 3.0.2.1 software and Nodebus
> communication bus) and legacy FBM's (FBM01(6 modules), FBM03(7 modules),
> FBM04(14 modules), FBM09(19 module ) and FBM12 (1 module)). Our company
> determines to upgrade this system workstation to a windows based system (P92
> supported by windows).
> My question is: can we upgrade only workstation system to P92 and our
> software to version 7 or higher without upgrade CPs and FBMs and our Nodebus
> communication bus?
>
Nasrin,
You may be able to preserve most of your current system by adding
NCNIs or a DNBI/DNBT to your system and replacing the PW with a V7.x
AW connected directly to the NCNIs or DNBI/DNBT (DNBTs are no longer
available from Foxboro, not sure about DNBIs). I believe this would
allow the AW to host your CPs - which CPs do you have, CP10 or CP30?
The legacy FBMs and older CPs are no longer available for sale, and
the CP may no longer be supported for repairs, but that may not be an
issue to you. If you want to preserve your graphics under display
manager, you may want to consider a V7.x Unix AW instead of a P92.
You can connect up to two workstations to your nodebus via the NCNI
pair and RCNIs (one fiber, one copper connection), if you need more,
consider using switches.
You will need to upgrade the software version of your CP and possibly
do firmware upgrades of your FBMs.
Your field service engineer and Foxboro sales should be able to better
define your options.
Regards,
Kevin FitzGerrell
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